Kings, currency, and alliances
Subtitle: history and coinage of southern England in the ninth century
By: edited by Mark A.S. Blackburn and David N. Dumville.
Contributors: Blackburn, M. A. S.; Dumville, D. N.
Series: Studies in Anglo-Saxon history ;; 9
Publisher: Boydell Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Rochester, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
Subjects: Coinage -- England, Southern -- History -- To 1500.; Coins, Anglo-Saxon -- England, Southern.; Anglo-Saxons -- England, Southern.; Anglo-Saxons -- Kings and rulers.; Great Britain -- History -- Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.
Description: The ninth century was a period of upheaval in England. As the kingdoms of Mercia and Wessex vied for supremacy, and East Anglia and Kent sought to regain their independence, the arrival of the Vikings introduced a further element of unrest. This interdisciplinary collection of papers by historians, numismatists and philologists considers fundamental aspects of the period's political and economic history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-255) and index.